Additional Information
In the event of an emergency, almost every entity has an emergency plan that will activate services to their customers and the general public. The most important things to remember are: stay calm, gather information from legitimate resources and use your personal emergency plan.
The list below contains links to entities that will have information helpful in an emergency. Most importantly, these web sites also have important information to help you form a personal emergency plan.
Federal Government
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
- General - www.cdc.gov
- Bioterrorism - www.bt.cdc.gov
- FBI - www.fbi.gov
- Department of Homeland Security
- General - www.dhs.gov/dhspublic
- Preparedness - www.ready.gov
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - www.fema.gov
- US AMRIID (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) www.usamriid.army.mil .
- Government Search - www.searchgov.com
State Government
- Michigan Department of Community Health
- General - www.michigan.gov/mdch
- Office of Public Health Preparedness - http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2945_21919---,00.html
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth - http://www.michigan.gov/cis
- Michigan State Police
- Homeland Security www.michigan.gov/msp/1,1607,7-123-1593_3507_8920---,00.html
- Emergency Management http://www.michigan.gov/msp/1,1607,7-123-1593_3507-,00.html
- Other Regions
- Region 1 - www.districtonecoalition.org
- Region 5 - www.fdmrc.org
Local Government
- HEMS (Health Emergency Medical Service - MCA for Western Wayne County) www.hems.org .
- Michigan M1 DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) www.michigandmat.org
- Red Cross www.redcross.org